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Power Rating Line

The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

Power Line

Team

Pitcher

Estimate

Edge

CLEVELAND

KAZMIR

+184

KANSAS CITY

SANTANA

-184

Team Trends and Angles

All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

CLEVELAND team trends

Win/Loss record

Over/Under

Current Year

Last 3 Years

Since 1997

Current

Last 3

Since 1997

Description

W-L

Units

W-L

Units

W-L

Units

O-U

O-U

O-U

in all games

8-11

-1.5

159-187

-17.7

1340-1322

-103.9

9-9

173-156

1247-1293

when the total is 8 to 8.5

3-8

-5

73-70

+1.8

257-289

-32.6

6-5

85-54

288-246

as a road underdog of +125 to +150

0-3

-3

16-36

-14.2

103-138

+3

0-3

29-21

120-108

in road games

6-5

+2.9

74-100

-8.9

636-698

-17

3-7

87-75

635-627

on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5

3-2

+1.5

26-22

+6.8

122-135

+5.3

1-4

32-15

137-113

in April games

8-11

-1.5

37-28

+12.8

198-197

-21.3

9-9

31-32

189-189

when playing on Friday

1-2

-1.2

26-27

-0.4

218-196

+1.4

0-3

30-22

197-203

when playing with a day off

0-2

-2

17-18

-0.8

153-146

-12.1

1-1

19-15

150-138

against division opponents

3-2

+1.2

72-79

-8.5

562-524

-48

1-4

86-57

533-511

in games played on a grass field

5-8

-3.5

150-177

-20.2

1201-1191

-115.9

7-5

165-145

1128-1158

in night games

5-8

-2.2

114-121

+1.3

929-882

-34.9

6-7

114-109

856-873

against right-handed starters

4-5

-0.4

113-120

-1.4

970-915

-46.8

3-6

114-111

890-913

after a loss

3-7

-3.6

88-100

-1.3

652-664

-28.4

6-4

93-83

619-630

when playing against a team with a winning record

1-3

-1.5

74-99

-11.7

599-703

-50.5

4-0

83-81

612-630

KANSAS CITY team trends

Win/Loss record

Over/Under

Current Year

Last 3 Years

Since 1997

Current

Last 3

Since 1997

Description

W-L

Units

W-L

Units

W-L

Units

O-U

O-U

O-U

in April games

10-8

+3.2

30-35

-0.2

165-231

-34.3

7-11

32-31

196-188

when playing on Friday

1-1

+0.1

21-32

-8.3

165-249

-41.5

2-0

24-28

205-191

when playing with a day off

0-3

-3

14-24

-9.8

135-168

-3.8

2-1

20-17

151-134

against division opponents

4-3

+1

70-82

-6.4

471-612

-34.7

2-5

74-72

528-507

in games played on a grass field

10-8

+3.2

148-181

-8.2

986-1351

-128.2

7-11

152-160

1130-1102

in night games

3-5

-2

107-126

-0.7

742-1019

-94.6

5-3

108-114

821-860

against left-handed starters

2-3

-0.3

41-57

-6.6

301-452

-73.9

2-3

41-52

343-375

when playing against a team with a losing record

3-3

-0.1

68-75

-7.1

497-604

-83.5

3-3

71-65

543-502

in all games

10-8

+3.2

153-190

-8.9

1095-1512

-135.9

7-11

158-168

1246-1239

when the total is 8 to 8.5

7-3

+5

71-78

+4.2

241-298

+1.1

4-6

74-72

267-264

as a home favorite of -150 to -175

2-0

+2

3-4

-3.3

30-26

-10.8

1-1

3-4

28-25

in home games

4-2

+1.6

81-87

-7.7

575-722

-115

2-4

74-84

649-589

at home when the total is 8 to 8.5

3-1

+2

38-35

+3

113-122

-9.2

2-2

32-39

115-115

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

Games over the last 3 seasons

CLEVELAND is 20-16 (+1.7 Units) against KANSAS CITY over the last 3 seasons

25 of 35 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+14.5 Units)

Games this season

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

All games at KANSAS CITY over the last 3 seasons

CLEVELAND is 10-8 (+2.5 Units) against KANSAS CITY over the last 3 seasons

13 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.7 Units)

Games played at KANSAS CITY this season.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

Pitcher Versus Team Past History

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997

KAZMIR is 3-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.23 and a WHIP of 1.575.

His team's record is 6-4 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+1.1 units)

SCOTT KAZMIR recent starts vs. KANSAS CITY

Date

Opponent

Score

Line

Total

Result

Dec

IP

R

ER

H

HR

BB

SO

Opp Starter

4/3/2011

at KANSAS CITY

9-12

-110

10

Loss,Over

1.7

5

5

5

1

2

0

CHEN(L)

6/2/2010

at KANSAS CITY

7-2

-105

9.5

Win,Under

W

5.7

1

1

5

0

4

2

DAVIES(R)

8/3/2009

KANSAS CITY

10-4

-135

7.5

Win,Over

W

6

3

3

6

0

1

5

GREINKE(R)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997

SANTANA is 2-8 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.71 and a WHIP of 1.320.

His team's record is 4-10 (-8.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-5. (+3.5 units)

ERVIN SANTANA recent starts vs. CLEVELAND

Date

Opponent

Score

Line

Total

Result

Dec

IP

R

ER

H

HR

BB

SO

Opp Starter

8/15/2012

CLEVELAND

8-4

-160

9

Win,Over

W

7

1

1

4

0

1

4

HERNANDEZ(R)

7/4/2012

at CLEVELAND

3-12

-110

9.5

Loss,Over

L

1.3

8

8

6

1

3

0

LOWE(R)

4/29/2012

at CLEVELAND

0-4

-115

8

Loss,Under

L

7

2

2

8

0

2

3

LOWE(R)

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring Nobody in this game.

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in CLEVELAND games 0% of the time since 1997. (0-1002, 8.5 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in CLEVELAND games 54.4% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (155-130, +12.3 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in KANSAS CITY games 49.3% of the time since 1997. (1009-1036, -158.5 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in KANSAS CITY games 49% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (140-146, -28.1 units)

No Edge.

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The betting public is favoring nothing on the total in this game.

The betting public is correct when moving the total in CLEVELAND games 49.5% of the time since 1997. (799-814, -132.0 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in CLEVELAND games 54.9% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (100-82, +7.7 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in KANSAS CITY games 51.4% of the time since 1997. (842-797, -63.9 units)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in KANSAS CITY games 54.6% of the time over the last 3 seasons. (107-89, +7.4 units)

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